Archive for the ‘PDA’ Category

WindowsMobile cure for iPhone envy (PocketCM and iPhone skin)

Monday, September 17th, 2007

My buddy Jimbox showed me his HTC MDA recently. He had installed PocketCM, a "flickable", iPhone-esque contact manager which replaces the crappy Windows mobile one. 5 minute review: I like! Here is a video of it I found on Youtube: The iPhone skin I did not try, but link below nonetheless. Get it: PocketCM iPhone ...

Charge your cell phone without wires

Friday, March 30th, 2007

A new technology has been developed by a company called Powercast which will allow people to charge their mobile phones and other low voltage devices without wires. Someday. It may sound futuristic, but Powercast's platform uses nothing more complex than a radio--and is cheap enough for just about any company to incorporate ...

What would you rather browse on?

Monday, August 1st, 2005

Browser Comparison - Treo 650, PSP, X50v When will the PSP get a VoIP client? Via TinyScreenfuls.com

Blackberry Killer: The Motorola Moto Q

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

Motorola announced today the launch of their RAZR thin PDA smartphone - the Moto Q. This Windows Mobile smartphone is only 11.5mm thick; 50% thinner than equivalent phones. Here is a list of all the key features: * One of the first devices to run on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0; Optimized ...

Forget T9, iTap and Graffiti - Introducing SHARK

Friday, July 15th, 2005

Another textually.org post introduces us to SHARK. Now we can type by connecting the dots letters on a virtual keyboard. Easier than tapping I suppose, plus it uses image(stylus-stroke) recognition and a word database to aid input. "Shark (Shorthand-Aided Rapid Keyboarding) is an advanced pen-based shorthand method that allows users to ...

BitTorrent Goes Mobile

Friday, July 15th, 2005

As broadband comes to cell phones it was only a matter of time before bit torrent did as well. PCmag.com reports that in the wake of the Grokster Supreme Court ruling, Adisasta released WinMobile Torrent anyway. The software works on any device sporting the Windows Mobile Pocket PC 2003/2003 SE, and ...

PALM: Mobile-computing Leader Adopts New Name, Logo, Ticker and Headquarters

Thursday, July 14th, 2005

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2005--- Today marks the date palmOne, Inc. becomes Palm, Inc. The company today begins trading under the symbol PALM, formerly traded under the Nasdaq ticker symbol PLMO. Accompanying the name change is the release of a new company logo, which will begin appearing on products this ...

Turn That PocketPC into a GSM/GPRS Phone (Cellular)

Tuesday, June 28th, 2005

Chris Pirillo, the Lockergnome, has a post on a nifty piece of technology which allows you to make gsm calls from your pocket pc, or laptop. The device accepts a SIM card and plugs into your Compact Flash or PC Card (pcmcia) slot. The technology uses the GSM/GPRS network ...